#237EAE#237EAE

#237EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.110 H 237.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#237EAE
RGB	rgb(35, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(201, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, -9.17, -32.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 34.08, 254.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% -0.0598 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.11 237.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7909, 18.3331, 42.7426)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#237EAE #AE5323

analogous

#23AE98 #237EAE #2339AE

triadic

#237EAE #AE237E #7EAE23

tetradic

#237EAE #9823AE #AE5323 #39AE23

square

#237EAE #9823AE #AE5323 #39AE23

split-complementary

#237EAE #AE2339 #AE9823

monochromatic

#0F3448 #19597B #237EAE #37A0D7 #6AB8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#237EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#237EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #237EAE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##237EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##237EAE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #237eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.110 237.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a3c6',
    500: '#237eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #237eae;
$custom-light: #74a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#237eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.719,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5637,
    "c": 0.11036,
    "h": 237.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#237EAE

secondary

#C78766

accent

#793EE9

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF3F8

border

#C9CDD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #237EAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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